Incidence and Predictors of Postoperative Need for High-Dose Inotropic Support in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery for Infective Endocarditis.

Journal: Journal of cardiothoracic and vascular anesthesia
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Patients with infective endocarditis undergoing cardiac surgery are a high-risk population. Few data on incidence and predictors of need for high-dose inotropic support in this setting are currently available.

Authors

  • Alessandro Belletti
    Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
  • Stephan Jacobs
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany.
  • Giovanni Affronti
    Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
  • Alexander Mladenow
    Department of Anesthesiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Giovanni Landoni
    Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy; Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
  • Volkmar Falk
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Felix Schoenrath
    Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany; DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Berlin, Germany.